• Coal-to-gas switching to fall 2.6 Bcf/d year-on-year

      27/02/2013
    Coal-to-gas switching in the US could decline as much as 2.6 Bcf/d
    year-on-year in 2013 because of higher natural gas prices, increased
    renewables generation and forecast lighter cooling demand this summer, a
    report BNP Paribas issued late Monday said.

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  • Asia gold bounces on physical buying

      26/02/2013
    Gold recouped early losses on Monday on firmer equities and after last
    week's drop to a 7-month low spurred physical buying in Asia, but
    investors were cautious over the outcome of an unpredictable election in
    Italy and its impact on the euro zone.
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  • Gov’t announces solutions for socio-economic development in 2013

      26/02/2013
    Accordingly, Viet Nam expects to obtain a GDP growth rate of 5.5%;
    export turnover increase of 10%; excess of imports over exports at 8%;
    CPI increase of 6-6.5%; and poor household reduction of 2%.
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  • Tax policies offer enterprises helping hand

      25/02/2013
    This year is expected to remain challenging for the domestic
    economy. Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue spoke to the Vietnam News
    Agency about measures to assist enterprises and fulfill the nation’s
    economic reform and development plans.
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  • Inflation holds steady despite Tet demand

      25/02/2013
    HA NOI (VNS) — The consumer price index (CPI) in February rose by only
    1.32 per cent against the previous month, lower than expected thanks to
    abundant supplies of essential commodities, the General Statistics
    Office (GSO) reported.
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